Herns Pond Dam

Herns Pond Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Herns Pond Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Herns Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.14002, -77.24119. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herns Pond Dam

• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~10 km · Must-see
• Land's End Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · King George · ~15 km · Must-see
• Caledon State Park · sanctuary · King George · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~31 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chotank State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · King George · ~32 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Maryland Point · park · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~34 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~39 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herns Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Herns Pond Dam

• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~57 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~82 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~86 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~87 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Accotink · lake · District of Columbia · ~91 km · Must-see

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